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Sneaky Week 12 Fantasy Football Pick-ups

Nov 21, 2010

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If your roster is pretty much set this week you may want to take a peak ahead to next week. I know you hear the phrase one opponent at a time, but that’s not the case in fantasyland. While people are struggling to fill out this week’s roster, be proactive and get a step ahead of them. Here are some targets with favorable Week 12 match-ups..Shaun Hill, Detroit Lions
Hill has four games with either 300+ yard games or multiple touchdown passes in the five games he started and finished this year. He has a decent match-up against Dallas this week, so he’ll likely be on the fantasy radar, but I’m more interested in his Thanksgiving Day match-up with New England’s 29th ranked pass defense that’s allowed 289.9 passing yards per game and 16 passing touchdowns..Vince Young, Tennessee Titans
VY has been dealing with an ankle injury so don’t expect many to roll with him this week against the Redskins. However, he faces Houston’s league-worst pass defense next week. He’s averaged 167.3 passing yards, 61.8 rushing yards, a passing TD, and 0.5 rushing TDs against his hometown team in four career games.
***UPDATE*** Do not add VY..Justin Forsett, Seattle Seahawks
We’re at the point in the season where sleeper running backs are hard to come by, but if Forsett outperforms Marshawn Lynch again, he could earn himself a bigger role down the stretch. He could be especially valuable in PPR leagues..James Jones, Green Bay Packers
Jones has been a bit inconsistent, but he has two 100+ games in the past three games. If he was forgotten in your league since he was on bye last week, perhaps you should grab him before he faces the struggling Vikings. You don’t necessarily have to use him this week, but if he has another good game, he’ll be a popular addition before he faces Atlanta..Josh Morgan, San Francisco 49ers
With a date against Tampa Bay, who ranks sixth with 215.0 passing yards per game, Morgan probably isn’t on the radar. However, next week he takes on Arizona, who ranks 28th with 284.8 passing yards allowed per game..Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
I know he scored three touchdowns last week, but fantasy owners may be hesitant because he faces the Colts this week. They, however, will be without Gary Brackett so another solid game isn’t out of the question. If that happens, Gronkowski will be a hot commodity. Why not grab him now in case you want to start him against Detroit?.Cleveland Browns Defense
The Browns still have a stigma, but they beat the Saints and Patriots and took the Jets to overtime in their past three games. They are improved. Carolina, on the other hand, has not. They are dreadful, and the Browns get to face them next week. This would definitely be an under the radar move that could work in your favor next week..

I like Hill this week against NE. He’s played really well and NE has a bad pass def.
I like TJ over Tolbert, but I could go either way on that one.
At WR I would go Roddy, Burleson, and Harvin. I’m not ready to trust Rice completely yet.

I have Jackson (8), Lloyd (11), and Holmes (10_ all in the top 11 so I would say trust your gut and you should be good. If it were my choice I would go with Jackson and Holmes, but Lloyd is also a great play.

I’m with you. Go with MJD. He’s playing great and it’s hard to leave him on your bench. If Jackson or Blount had easier matchups, I might hesitate a bit more, but since they have Pitt and Balt I would stick with MJD.